Bloom Color: Opens lime green, turns pure white then fades to shades of pale green Exposure: Part Shade / Sun Spread: 4' Height: 4' - 5' USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Growth Habit: Deciduous large mounding shrub Bloom Time: Blooms in the summer - Fall Uses: Groupings or masses, perennial or shrub borders, specimen, winter gardens. Attributes: Attracts Butterflies Breeder: Spring Meadow Nursery Botanical Nomenclature:Hydrangea: From the Greek hydro (water) and aggos (jar), referring to the shape of the fruit. arborescens: tree like form.
INCREDIBALL Hydrangea is an exciting new hardy hydrangea that produces massive 12" blooms! A vigorous growing hardy hydrangea,Incrediball Hydrangeadelivers big flowers that emerge lime green, change to pure snowy white and then fade to green, all season long. Unlike it's parent Hydrangea 'Annabelle', these immense 12" flowers are held upright atop massive, study thick stems that prevent flopping even in inclement weather.
Incrediball Hydrangea Origins:
This hardy smooth hydrangea is the results of the talented
horticulturists at Spring Meadow Nursery who have developed this plant
selection from its parent, Annabelle Hydrangea. Annabelle Hydrangea is a
midsummer-blooming Hydrangea arborescens selection that blooms
on new wood each year. The flowers of Annabelle Hydrangea are large,
white attractive balls yet the plant stems are not sturdy enough to
support the flowers during a heavy rain. The flowers of Annabelle
Hydrangea often flop to the ground and make the plant look unsightly.
Gardeners have spent long frustrating
hours propping up the heavy blooms of Hydrangea Annabelle with plant
supports to keeping them from breaking, but now Incrediball Hydrangea has changed all of that!
This new selection of Hydrangea arborescens from the Proven Winners® Color Choice®
Shrub program has sturdier stems and up to 4 times more flowers that
Hydrangea Annabelle. Incrediball hydrangea is as easy to grow and as
hardy (USDA zone 4) as Annabelle, but it features four times as many
flowers and these massive white 12" blooms are proudly held up by stout
stems that promise not to flop even in a heavy rain! IncrediballTMHydrangea Garden Uses and Care: Incrediball Hydrangea
is wonderful for mass plantings, for a hedge, in garden or perennial
borders or when incorporated into a woodland setting. This showy smooth
hydrangea is generally trouble-free from pests or diseases, making it a
joy to add to any garden. IncrediballHydrangea
blooms on new wood, so even if killed to the ground by extreme weather
it will still produce summer flowers the next season. For a season
filled with blooms, plant IncrediballHydrangea with Quick Fire Hydrangea , another great plant from the Proven Winners Color Choice Shrub Program. Quick Fire® Hydrangea is the first hardy hydrangea to bloom every year and compliments Incrediball Hydrangea's blooms and bright dark green foliage.
Incrediball Hydrangea
is very adaptable, but thrives in rich, well drained, moist soil. This
smooth hydrangea blooms on new wood and will tolerate being cut back
hard or even to the ground. If you plant this hardy hydrangea in full
sun, sufficient moisture is required. During hot, dry summers additional
watering will be required to keep IncrediballTMHydrangea flowering. If planting in the South, IncrediballTMHydrangea should be planted in afternoon shade and moist well-drained soil for best results.
The blooms are extremely attractive both in the landscape and as a cut
flower. Incrediball Hydrangea is a good choice for both fresh and dried
flower arrangements.